You may be just picking up baking as a hobby. Here's a list of novice-friendly baking recipes that you can master before you ...

When the urge to bake hits, my first instinct isn’t to make a massive sheet cake or complicated crème brûlée. In my kitchen, ...

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A variety of cakes are perfect for a festive table, or simply as a dessert for tea drinking. It is very important that they are made from quality products that affect not only the taste of the dish, ...

Ty Pendlebury has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about TVs and home entertainment. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has ...

Growing up in New Orleans, Kaitlin Guerin remembers that every Carnival season was sweetened with appearances by king cakes. There were plenty of big, cinnamon-flecked, glazed slabs of braided brioche ...

Some associate it with Mardi Gras, others with a celebration known as Epiphany. King cake is eaten on January 6 in honor of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the ...

No layers or frosting needed when you have a dessert as rich and flavorful as this flourless orange-chocolate cake. Serve with a dollop of homemade whipped cream to balance the decadent chocolate. For ...

For those considering buying a supermarket cake both Marks and Spencer and Costco both have great options for those wanting to have something to cut. Cutter and Squidge are also great mid-range op ...